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SpaceX launches mystery mission for US Space Force in gorgeous sunset liftoff from California (video, photos)
Why it’s here: A classified SpaceX launch for the US Space Force, speculated to be Starshield-based satellites for the Space Based Sensing and Targeting portfolio, is a national-security space development with clear federal procurement and policy relevance.
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8d agoSpace.comSpaceX launches mystery mission for US Space Force in gorgeous sunset liftoff from California (video, photos)SpaceX launched the classified USSF-432 mission for the U.S. Space Force on a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg. Space69 linked
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